“This election is turning into yet another Democrat fiasco,” Hilton said. “It is a complete disgrace that now, nearly two days after the election, barely half the votes, just over half the votes have been counted.”<\/p>\n
With many races still undecided, outcomes could take days or even weeks as ballots are counted, including in the governor’s race.<\/p>\n
California law allows ballots to be counted if they arrive up to a week after Election Day, as long as they are postmarked by then. State officials have defended the state’s election laws as necessary to ensure accuracy. By law, the vote count must be completed within 13 days of the election, which falls next Monday.<\/p>\n
In a social media post, Gov. Gavin Newsom asked whether Hilton agreed with Trump’s “unfounded assertion of wrongdoing.”<\/p>\n
LIVE: See latest election results here<\/a><\/p>\n Hilton said his campaign is monitoring the process but has not seen evidence requiring intervention.<\/p>\n “We’re watching everything very closely. Our team is on top of everything. We’ve got lawyers standing by if needed. At this point, we haven’t seen any need to intervene in that way, but we are very frustrated,” he said.<\/p>\n Trump has for years criticized mail-in voting, repeatedly making false claims about widespread voter fraud. Hilton has not made those same allegations but called for changes to the system.<\/p>\n “I think there were points of consensus that everyone can get behind some degree of early voting: making Election Day a holiday, mail-in votes for those who need it by request,” Hilton said.<\/p>\n
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